Coleman, C.H.D., The Execution of Hastings, a neglected Source, Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, vol. 53 (1980), pp. 244-247. Brings to light an unambiguous entry in the Black Book of the Exchequer.

2.

Hanham, Alison, Richard III, Lord Hastings and the Historians, English Historical Review, vol. 87 (1972), pp. 233- 248. Revives Markham’s argument (see below), based on a passage in the Acts of Court of the Mercers’ Company, 1453-1527 (1936).[Search for it on AddAll]

Markham, Clements, Richard III: his Life and Character, 1906. The original argument for the date of 20 June for Hastings’ execution.[Search for it on AddAll or Buy used from Amazon.com]

7.

Sutton, Anne and P.W. Hammond, The problems of dating and the dangers of redating: the Acts of Court of the Mercers Company of London 1453-1527, Journal of the Society of Archivists, vol. 6 (1978), pp. 87-91.

White, W.J., The Death and Burial of Henry VI, A Review of the Facts and Theories, Part I, The Ricardian, vol. 6, 1982, pp. 70- 80.

D.

The Disappearance of the Princes

1.

Hammond, P.W. and W.J. White, The sons of Edward IV: A re- examination of the evidence on their deaths and on the bones in Westminster Abbey, in P.W. Hammond (ed.), Richard III: Loyalty, Lordship and Law (1986). [Search for it on AddAll]

2.

Hicks, Michael, Did Edward V Outlive his Reign or Did He Outreign his Life, Ricardian, vol. VII, number 108 (1990), pp. 342-345.

Printed and Online Bibliographies–There are several excellent printed bibliographies available on fifteenth-century history, and on Richard III in drama and literature. Here are some of the most significant:

1.

Guth, DeLloyd J. Late Medieval England, 1377-1485. Cambridge University Press for the Conference on British Studies, 1976.[Search for it on AddAll]

Murph, Roxane C. Richard III: The Making of a Legend. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977 (reprinted 1984). Covers Richard III in fiction and nonfiction. [Search for it on AddAll orBuy used from Amazon.com]

4.

Murph, Roxane C. The Wars of the Roses in fiction : an annotated bibliography, 1440-1994. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995. [Search for it on AddAll orBuy used from Amazon.com]

Godshalk et al., The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century History Play: A Working Bibliography, an extensive bibliography compiled for a graduate seminar in Shakespeare’s histories and 16th-17th century historiography. [Search for it on AddAll]

Baldwin, David. Elizabeth Woodville; mother of the princes in the Tower (2003). A re-evaluation of Elizabeth Woodville’s reputation and role as first Yorkist queen. [Buy from Amazon.com]

2.

Chrimes, S.B. Henry VII (1972). This study emphasizes administrative and political aspects of Henry VII’s reign, with balanced comments about Richard III. [Search for it on AddAll orBuy used from Amazon.com]

Johnson, P.A. Duke Richard of York, 1411-1460 (1988). This study gives a detailed description of Richard’s father’s financial and political problems. [ISBN 0198229461][Search for it on AddAll or Buy from Amazon.com]

12.

Jones, M.K., and Underwood, M.G. The King’s Mother; Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (1993). A re-evaluation of an exceptionally powerful and independent noblewoman’s actions and relationships.[Search for it on AddAll or Buy from Amazon.com]

13.

Kendall, P.M. Louis XI (1971). Using new sources from Milanese archives, Kendall re-evaluated the reputation of the king who slandered Margaret of York and outwitted Edward IV.[Search for it on AddAll or Buy used from Amazon.com]

14.

Maurer, H.E. Margaret of Anjou; queenship and power in late medieval England (2003). A re-evaluation of Margaret of Anjou’s role in the Lancastrian-Yorkist conflict. [Buy from Amazon.com]

Vaughan, R. Charles the Bold (1973). Reissued by the Boydell Press, Wood-bridge, Sussex, in 2002. The 4th volume in a series of biographies about the Burgundian dukes and their influence on 15th cent. European society. [Buy from Amazon.com]

19.

Weightman, Christine. Margaret of York; duchess of Burgundy 1446-1503 (1989). A comparison of the rumors that Louis XI and Henry VII spread about Richard III’s sister, Margaret, suggests that the Tudor version of Richard III’s character and reign might be inaccurate.[Search for it on AddAll or Buy used from Amazon.com]